Massimiliano Allegri has named AC Milan’s starting line-up for the game against Atalanta, with a number of changes implemented.
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Milan need to get going somehow after a run of just two wins in their last seven games, including just one goal in their last five Serie A matches. With Juventus, Roma and Como all closing in fast, a Champions League spot is far from secure yet, with six more points needed.
AC Milan vs. Atalanta: Official starting XIs
There are three absences: Luka Modric has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with his fractured cheekbone, Fikayo Tomori will serve a one-game ban after being sent off against Sassuolo, and it was announced on Sunday that Christian Pulisic has a glute issue.
Mike Maignan will wear the captain’s armband between the posts and the starting defence in front of him will be Koni De Winter, Matteo Gabbia and Strahinja Pavlovic. Alexis Saelemaekers and Davide Bartesaghi are the wing-backs as expected.
In midfield, the trio chosen sees Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Adrien Rabiot either side of Samuele Ricci in the regista role, operating behind Rafael Leao and Santiago Gimenez. It was going to be Pulisic with the Mexican, until his physical issue saw a late change of plans.
Official Milan XI (3-5-2): Maignan; De Winter, Gabbia, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Loftus-Cheek, Ricci, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Leao, Gimenez.
Bench: Terracciano, Pittarella, Odogu, Athekame, Estupinan, Jashari, Fofana, Nkunku, Fullkrug.
Official Atalanta XI (3-4-2-1): Carnesecchi; Scalvini, Hien, Kolasinac; Bellanova, De Roon, Ederson, Zappacosta; De Ketelaere, Raspadori; Krstovic.
Bench: Sportiello, Kossounou, Bakker, Kolasinac, Musah, Samardzic, Pasalic, Scamacca, Zalewski, Sulemana.